Adobe CONFIGURATOR 1 User manual

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 Introduction

1.1 About this manual 

1.2 Conventions in this guide 

1.3 System requirements 

1.4 Workbench overview 

1.5 Glossary 

2  Configurator basics 

2.1 Install Configurator  

2.2 Start Configurator  

2.3 Create a panel 

2.4 Set panel name and size 

2.5 Drag objects into the panel 

2.6 Save the panel

2.7 Export the panel

2.8 Run the panel in Photoshop CS4 

3 Workbench 

3.1 Menus and shortcuts  

3.2 Toolbars

3.3 Object palette  

3.4 Panel Editor 

3.5 Inspector palette 

3.6 Preferences

4 Package and deploy a panel 

4.1 About relative paths 

4.2 Export a panel  

4.3 Package a panel for sharing 

4.4 Package a panel for CSXS Extension MXP 

4.5 Package a panel as a ZIP file 

4.6 Working offline in Photoshop

4.7 Export or deploy a panel on Windows Vista 

5 Information for developers 

5.1 Flash panels in Photoshop

5.2 Extended JavaScript 

Appendix

A. Figures and tables

B. Resources

1 Introduction

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1.1 About this manual

This manual provides an introduction to Adobe Configurator 1.0

on Mac OS and Windows.

Chapter 1 covers the basic conventions used in this manual and

system requirements.

Chapter 2 offers a brief overview of Configurator and describes

how to create a simple panel.

Chapter 3 introduces the menu, toolbar, and palettes of

Configurator.

Chapter 4 explains how to package and deploy a panel.

Chapter 5 provides information for panel developers.

1.2 Conventions in this guide

Code and specific language samples appear in Courier font:

alert(“hello world”);

1.3 System requirements

Mac OS

• PowerPC® G5 or multicore Intel® processor

• Mac OS X v10.4.11–10.5.4

• 512MB of RAM (1GB recommended)

• 10MB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required for installation

(cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on flash-based storage

devices)

• 1,024x768 display (1,280x800 recommended) with 16-bit video card

• Adobe Photoshop CS4

• AIR 1.1

Windows

• 1.8GHz or faster processor

• Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (Service Pack 3 recommended) or Windows Vista®

Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 1 (certified for 32-bit

Windows XP and 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista)

• 512MB of RAM (1GB recommended)

• 10MB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required for installation

(cannot install on flash-based storage devices)

• 1,024x768 display (1,280x800 recommended) with 16-bit video card

• Adobe Photoshop CS4

• AIR 1.1

By default, Adobe Photoshop CS4 bundles AIR 1.1. If you dont

have Adobe AIR installed, go to http://get.adobe.com/air/.

1.4 Workbench overview

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1.5 Glossary

 Custom-designed panel  a panel that is designed by the user and

executed in Photoshop.

 Objects - the predefined components that can be added to custom-

designed panels.

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 .GPC  the file extension for saved panels.

2 Configurator basics

This chapter provides an overview of Configurator and describes

how to create your own custom-designed panels for use in

Photoshop CS4.

2.1 Install Configurator

Configurator 1.0 is an AIR application. Install Adobe AIR 1.1 before

running the Configurator installer.

AIR can be downloaded from the Adobe website at

http://get.adobe.com/air/.

Configurator can be downloaded from the Adobe website at

http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/configurator.

Make sure the downloaded installer is saved with file extension .AIR,

and then double-click to execute the installer.

NOTE: AIR applications are platform independent. The same installer is used

for Mac and Windows.

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2.2 Start Configurator

On Mac, go to the Applications folder and double-click Adobe

Configurator.

On Windows, go to the Start menu, open the Adobe folder, and

click Adobe Configurator.

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2.3 Create a panel

Click the Create New Panel button on the Welcome page, or choose

File > New Panel.

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2.4 Set panel name and size

Click the Inspector palette on the right side to edit the name, height,

and width of the panel.

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2.5 Drag objects into the panel

Drag objects from the Object palette onto the new panel, or double-

click an object to add it to the panel.

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Click on the triangle icons to expand or collapse the palette

sections.

Drag a tool button to the panel.

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Drag a text widget to the panel

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and then modify the text in the Inspector palette.

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2.6 Save the panel

Choose File > Save Panel, and then choose a folder in the dialog box

to save the panel file. The panel is saved in a file with the

extension .GPC.

The default location is users Home folder, such as C:\Documents

and Settings\username (Windows XP) or /Users/username (Mac

OS).

2.7 Export the panel

The Export command generates the required runtime assets for

Photoshop CS4. Choose File > Export Panel, and in the dialog box

choose the following location:

/Applications/Adobe Photoshop CS4/Plug-ins/Panels/ (Mac OS)

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS4\Plug-ins\Panels

(Windows XP)

If Photoshop isnt installed in the default location, navigate to and

the Adobe Photoshop CS4/Plug-ins/Panels folder. See section 4.2

for more information.

2.8 Run the panel in Photoshop CS4

Start Photoshop CS4 and then choose Window > Extensions >

panel

name

NOTE: You must name the panel in Configurator in order for it to appear in

the Photoshop CS4 Window > Extensions submenu. Otherwise, it appears as

Untitled

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3 Workbench

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3.1 Menus and shortcuts

 File

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3.2 Toolbars

 Align

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NOTE: Align and Distribute tools are enabled when two or more objects

are selected, and they only apply to the selected objects.

 Auto Layout

NOTE: Auto Layout tool lays out all objects in the panel automatically, not

just selected objects.

3.3 Object palette

 Tools

The Tools area of the Object palette contains the tools found in the

Photoshop toolbar.

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 Commands

The Commands area of the Objects palette contains Photoshop

menu commands.

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 Search box

The Search box at the top of the Object palette helps you find

features quickly. Type text in the Search box and it displays all

matching commands.

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Drag or double-click to add a command from the search results to

the panel.

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There are three types of buttons:

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The Action button executes a recorded Photoshop action. The

Action and Action Set properties are assigned in the Inspector

palette.

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The Script button executes Extended JavaScript code in Photoshop.

Click the Editor button in the Inspector to open a text editor to

enter code such as alert(“hello my first script button!”);

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The Script File button executes an Extended JavaScript file in

Photoshop. The file URL can be an absolute or relative path of a file

on the local hard disk.

See section 4.1

for more information about relative paths.

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 Widgets

There are four kinds of widgets:

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 Simple Text widget

The Simple Text widget creates a rectangular box that can contain

a text message.

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Click the Editor button in the Inspector to open the Text Editor,

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